everything is better when we stick together

What’s important to me as a

team member?

What do we value and how

do we show it?

How do we want to treat

each other?

What do we want to do

when we don’t agree?

Everything is Better

When We Stick

Together: Building Team AlignmentAgile Tour Montreal 2014

Ellen Groveegrove@agilepartnership.com

@eegrove

Building Alignment:Simple Guiding Principles and Working Agreements

Principles will help us as we choose between alternatives. We will prefer an alternative that meets the principles more fully to one that doesn’t. Each principle embodies the values.

By defining working agreements, your team members forge a pact about how they will interact, behave and produce

LEGO Serious

Play

http://seriousplay.com

LEGO Serious Play Etiquette

• The facilitator sets the challenge, timelines and guides the process.

• The model is your answer to the challenge.

• There are no wrong answers.

• Think with your hands.

• Listen with your eyes and ears.

• Everyone participates.

Build a bridge

The best/worst team member ever…

What’s my superpower?

Kenny Louie Via Creative Commons

What help from my team do I

need?

What do we do to be awesome together?

Keep in touch:

egrove@agilepartnership.com

@eegrove

http://masteringtheobvious.wordpress.com

LSP info: seriousplay.com

Thank you!